Bhubaneswar, April 19 (IANS) Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday underlined the rapid transformation of railway infrastructure in Odisha, emphasising the Union government’s strong focus on connectivity and capacity enhancement across the state. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony of India’s first advanced 3D glass semiconductor packaging unit in Bhubaneswar, Union Minister Vaishnaw told that railway projects worth more than Rs 90,000 crore are currently under execution in …
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Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari for approving Rs 447.11 crore for the upgradation of a key National Highway stretch in the state.In a statement issued on behalf of the people of Odisha, the Chief Minister said the sanctioned funds will strengthen a vital interstate corridor and improve connectivity across multiple districts.The project involves the up…
Bhubaneswar, March 27 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Water Resources Department in Ganjam district on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, to the extent of 334 per cent. The accused official, Panchu Behera, is currently posted as SDO at the DAHA Irrigation Sub-Division, SE, Bhanjanagar Irrigation Division, in Ganjam district. He was produced before the Court of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Berhampur, which rem…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) In fresh action in connection with the Sahara Prime City land case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided multiple premises of the company and its officials in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and seized electronic evidence, an official said on Tuesday. The ED’s Kolkata Zonal Office conducted the search operations on February 2 at Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh), Ballari (Karnataka), Bhubaneswar and Berhampur (Odisha), an ED statement said.Digital evidences such as Whats…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday launched the ‘Shree Jagannath Darshan’ scheme, offering free travel, accommodation, and other amenities to elderly citizens to undertake a pilgrimage to the 12th-century Jagannath Temple and have darshan of the holy triad. CM Majhi launched the scheme during a special programme in Nabarangpur district of the state.The scheme was inaugurated simultaneously during special events in Bhadrak, Baripada, Sambalpur, an…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police has arrested a man from Bhubaneswar in connection with a Rs 6 crore investment fraud case, a senior police official said on Monday. The accused cyber criminal, identified as Vedgiri Srinivasrao, 39, is a resident of the Guntur area in Andhra Pradesh.Police sources revealed that a businessman from Berhampur in Ganjam district came into contact with an unidentified cyber fraudster on the popular social media platform Facebook on May 7…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Trinamool Congress all-India general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday informed that the administration has already announced financial assistance for the deceased migrant worker who was killed in Jharkhand, which triggered back to back protest in Murshidabad district’s Beldanga. At the same time, Banerjee said that some traitors of the BJP are instigating people to resort to violence over the death of the migrant worker. He also said that a decision has been made by…